Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Threats and opportunities
Madagascar's unique biota is heavily affected by human activity and is under intense threat.
Here, we review the current state of knowledge on the conservation status of Madagascar's …
Here, we review the current state of knowledge on the conservation status of Madagascar's …
Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use
Madagascar's biota is hyperdiverse and includes exceptional levels of endemicity. We
review the current state of knowledge on Madagascar's past and current terrestrial and …
review the current state of knowledge on Madagascar's past and current terrestrial and …
The effects of defaunation on plants' capacity to track climate change
Half of all plant species rely on animals to disperse their seeds. Seed dispersal interactions
lost through defaunation and gained during novel community assembly influence whether …
lost through defaunation and gained during novel community assembly influence whether …
Undiscovered bird extinctions obscure the true magnitude of human-driven extinction waves
Birds are among the best-studied animal groups, but their prehistoric diversity is poorly
known due to low fossilization potential. Hence, while many human-driven bird extinctions …
known due to low fossilization potential. Hence, while many human-driven bird extinctions …
Erosion of global functional diversity across the tree of life
Although one-quarter of plant and vertebrate species are threatened with extinction, little is
known about the potential effect of extinctions on the global diversity of ecological strategies …
known about the potential effect of extinctions on the global diversity of ecological strategies …
Exposure to climate change drives stability or collapse of desert mammal and bird communities
High exposure to warming from climate change is expected to threaten biodiversity by
pushing many species toward extinction. Such exposure is often assessed for all taxa at a …
pushing many species toward extinction. Such exposure is often assessed for all taxa at a …
Worldwide Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene population declines in extant megafauna are associated with Homo sapiens expansion rather than climate change
The worldwide extinction of megafauna during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene is
evident from the fossil record, with dominant theories suggesting a climate, human or …
evident from the fossil record, with dominant theories suggesting a climate, human or …
[HTML][HTML] Where might we find ecologically intact communities?
Conservation efforts should target the few remaining areas of the world that represent
outstanding examples of ecological integrity and aim to restore ecological integrity to a much …
outstanding examples of ecological integrity and aim to restore ecological integrity to a much …
The past and future human impact on mammalian diversity
To understand the current biodiversity crisis, it is crucial to determine how humans have
affected biodiversity in the past. However, the extent of human involvement in species …
affected biodiversity in the past. However, the extent of human involvement in species …
Open Science principles for accelerating trait-based science across the Tree of Life
Synthesizing trait observations and knowledge across the Tree of Life remains a grand
challenge for biodiversity science. Species traits are widely used in ecological and …
challenge for biodiversity science. Species traits are widely used in ecological and …